Wallet
Classification:
Date:
1950-1970
Medium:
Plastic, leather, paper, metal
Dimensions:
overall (closed): 3 3/8 x 4 1/2 x 7/8 in. ( 8.6 x 11.4 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Red plastic wallet with a strap which folds over the right side and snaps closed; when opened, each side has a credit card-sized envelope opening and a compartment, one compartment goes across the entire back side and contains a "Wallet Certificate."
Object Number:
INV.11335.2ab
Marks:
stamped: inside, bottom right: "Aristocrat"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1970
eMuseum Object ID:
30407
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Purse
Classification:
Date:
1840-1880
Medium:
Leather, metal, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 5/8 x 4 x 3/8 in. ( 6.7 x 10.2 x 1 cm )
Description:
Brown leather purse with flap at the top with metal clasp closure; when opened, the purse consists of three compartments with accordioned sides and a notebook.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. F. Reese, 1954
Object Number:
INV.11333ab
Gallery Label:
A note found in the purse indicates that it may have belonged to Hannah Gallatin.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1880
eMuseum Object ID:
30405
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Purse
Classification:
Date:
ca. 1775
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 8 x 1 1/2 in. ( 12.7 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm )
Description:
Rectangular brown leather purse (pocketbook) with unsecured top flap closure, there are six compartments inside, accordioned along the outer sides.
Credit Line:
Gift of Donald Leal Greenleaf
Object Number:
1945.65
Gallery Label:
This pocketbook belonged to Captain Thomas Greenleaf (1755-1798), who fought in the Revolutionary War. He was a printer/newspaper publisher. He put out the New-York Journal and Weekly Register (est. 1787), the New-York Journal and Patriotic Register (est. 1790), and the Argus, or, Greenleaf's New Daily Register (est. 1795).
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1775
eMuseum Object ID:
30390
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Case: w/2 embroidered compartments
Classification:
Date:
1840-1900
Medium:
Leather, metal, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/8 x 3 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 15.6 x 8.6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Brown leather card case with metal frame and clasp closure, tooled medallion and floral design bordering both sides, the inside is vertically oriented, lined with red leather, each side is made of aqua blue satin compartments which are secured with accordioned sides half way up the metal frame but extend nearly to the top, the satin is embroidered with black boteh and flowers in silk floss and metallic beading.
Credit Line:
Gift of Thomas S. Constantine, 1943
Object Number:
INV.11348
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30387
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Case
Classification:
Date:
1878-1890
Medium:
Leather, paper, metal, wood, graphite, ivory
Dimensions:
overall a: 2 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 1 in. ( 7 x 9.8 x 2.5 cm )
overall b: 3 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 9.2 x 0.6 cm )
Description:
Brown leather card case with metal clasp closure, one side of the inside has three compartments, the center one closes with a metal clasp, the outside of the outer compartment is tooled with an image of a cherub scribe writing with a plume on a scroll, the bottom edge has two loops which hold a writing pencil with ivory on the end, the other side has two compartments, the outer one closes with a flap.
Object Number:
INV.1279ab
Marks:
scored: on side of pencil near ivory: "M. L. LEHMAN NEW-YORK."
inscribed: top of outer clasp closure: "PAT. MAR / 5 1867"
inscribed: top of clasp frame inside: "PAT. FEB. 12, 78. / REISSUED / SEPT. 10, 78."
tooled: inside, outer leather of compartme
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1890
eMuseum Object ID:
30384
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Change purse: red
Classification:
Date:
1875-1900
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in. ( 3.8 x 6 x 1 cm )
Description:
Red leather purse (coin purse) designed like a pocketbook, with flap closure at the top, accordioned on all sides and having two compartments inside.
Credit Line:
Gift of De Witt C. Judson
Object Number:
1936.5
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1900
eMuseum Object ID:
30382
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
6N53 32 NY46, Disabled Am. Veterans
Classification:
Date:
1925-1950
Medium:
Plastic, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/2 x 3/4 x 1/8 in. ( 3.8 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm )
Description:
Rectangular, clear plastic key ring tag with printed paper label inside.
Object Number:
INV.4655a
Marks:
printed: on obverse of paper label: "6N53 32 / N Y---46"
printed: on reverse of paper label: "Finder -- Deposit Any Mailbox / Postage Guaranteed / DISABLED AMERICAN / VETERANS / National Headquarters / 1423 E. McMillan / Cincinnati 6, Ohio"
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1950
eMuseum Object ID:
30379
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Patten
Classification:
Date:
1650-1750
Medium:
Wood, metal, silk, leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. ( 7 x 22.2 x 9.8 cm )
Description:
Wooden patten set upon a metal circular guard; the upper is pointed at the toe and the heel, and there are two leather straps which tie together with red silk ribbons to secure the clog over a shoe.
Object Number:
2425
Gallery Label:
Pattens were platforms that raised the shoe a few inches from the ground. The most common patten after the seventeenth century was made from a flat metal ring that was rivited to a piece of wood and then strapped to the underside of a shoe, such as with this example. This unwieldy and loud contraption served to raise the shoe out of the mud or a dirty street, thus keeping ladies' satin slippers and the hems of gowns clean.
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1750
eMuseum Object ID:
30377
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Purse
Classification:
Date:
1770-1776
Medium:
Leather
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 7 x 3/8 in. ( 12.4 x 17.8 x 1 cm )
Description:
Brown leather purse (pocketbook) with triangular flap with a cord for wrap-around closure, the sides are handstitched with leather, the inside is divided with a piece of leather into two compartments.
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Object Number:
N-117
Gallery Label:
This pocketbook belonged to a member of the Du Bois family of New York. Its owner in 1911 found several papers inside, some dating back to 1776.
Provenance:
The George W. Nash Collection of Ulster County, New York Household Artifacts
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1776
eMuseum Object ID:
30345
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Purse
Classification:
Date:
1800-1850
Medium:
Leather, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 7/8 in. ( 7 x 9.8 x 2.2 cm )
Description:
Gold tooled leather coin purse with metal framed clasp fastener; both sides of the outside have a scroll designed border tooled on; the inside is made of red leather, and when opened the two sides are divided by a piece of metal with an openwork design, one side has two compartments, the back one having accordioned sides and the front one being pocket-type with a flap across the top and a leather loop on top of the flap for storing a writing implement, the other side has one compartment with accordioned sides and three leather dividers, each with a folded flap at the top and fanned together.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Lillian Gibbs, 1952
Object Number:
Z.1480
Marks:
stamped: on top of clasp at center of metal frame: "BREVETE"
stamped: center of furthest divided inside: "Gold."
stamped: center of middle divider inside: "Silver."
stamped: center of outer divider inside: "Bank Notes."
Date Begin:
0
Date End:
1850
eMuseum Object ID:
30248
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.





